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N. G. AUGIER. WARDROBE BEDSTEAD.

No. 450,600. Patented Ar. 14 1891.

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WARDROBE BEDST'EAD. No. 450,000. PatentedApr. 14,1891.

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WARDROBE-BEDSTEAD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 450,600, datedApril 14, 1891.

Application tiled February l, 1890. Serial No. 338,911. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, NEWELL G. AUG1nR,of Stuart, Nebraska, have made a new and useful Improvement in Vardrobe-Bedsteads, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The improvement relates to the novel construction and combination of the parts of this present device, substantially as is hereinafter set forth and claimed, aided by the annexed drawings, making part of this specification, in which- Figure l is aside elevation of the improved structure, the base-front and bed-frame being let down andthe ward robe portion closed; Fig. 2, a view showing the base-front and bedframe let down and the wardrobe opened, the base and bed-frame being in vertical section and the superstructure in side elevation Fig. 3, a vertical section of the lower portion of the structure, the bed-frame being upturned, the base closed, and the wardrobe removed; Fig. 4, a front elevation of the structure, the bed-frame let down and the wardrobe or book-case closed; and Fig. 5, a horizontal section in a plane just above the bed-frame when the latter is let down.

The same letters of reference denote the same parts.

Considering the improved structure in its closed form, A represents the base or pedestal thereof; B, its column portion, and C its entablature. vPartlyto increase its serviceableness and partly to improve its appearance, the base is provided with a plinth a and a cornice a. That portion of the base-front D which is above the plinth is hinged at d to the plinth to enable it to be turned upward and downward, as indicated by its positions shown, respectively, in Fig. 3 and in Fig. 2. The purposes of theimprovement can be carried out by arranging the hinges at a higher level and adapting the upper portion-say the upper two-thirds of the front-to be thus turned down.

The base is hollow to receive the end portion of the bed-frame E and the bed-fra1ne balance F, as presently more fully described. The bed-frame has its legs e secured at their tops to the front end of the bed-frame and hinged to the base A within the base-front D and at a level well down toward the bottom of the base, and preferably to the plinth at e', so that the legs e, when the bed-frame is upturned and closed into the closet, rest upon the top a2 of the plinth or other horizontal support in that vicinity, and when the bed-frame is turned down assume a vertical position to support the end of the bed-frame.

The superstructure resting upon the base A and beneath the entablature consists mainly of the bed-frame closet G,`which occupies the back part of the superstructure, and is designed to receive the bed-frame when it is to be closed out of sight, and another closet H, which constitutes the front portion of the superstructure, and which may take the form of a wardrobe, secretary, book-case or other analogous receptacle. shown as a book-case. The book-case I-I is usually in two parts 7L h; but whether in one or two parts it is hinged at its'back-that is, to the front of the closet portion G*to bring its hinges h at the middle, or thereabout, of the sides b b ot' the column B, substantially as shown. WVhen the structure is in its closed form, the bed-frame is uptnrned on its hinges and folded into its closet G. The base-front is also upturned into its vertical position and the closet parts h h are swung to in front of the bed-frame. The structure now presents the appearance of a finished wardrobe, secretary, or book-case. The base is closed in front, and the closet parts .7L 7L now serve to cover any opening in the top of the base and also to complete the front and sides of the column portion of the structure.

Vhen the bedstead feature is to be brought into use, the closet parts h h are swung open and the base-front and the bed-frame are let down, after which the closet parts h h are swung to again, in which position they (the parts 71. 7L) present the appearance of a finished head-board, and when t'ne bed is made up the construction has the look of a bedstead simply. Thus whether opened or closed there is no noticeable break or opening in the structure to suggest a double use.

Sonie additional features of the improved construction will be described.

The base-front D, by means of the rods d', is jointed to the bed-frame. These rods pret'- erably lead from the extreme top of the basefront to the side rails e2 e2 ot' the bed-frame,

In the drawings it isV IOC substantially as shown. By this means the base-front is caused to move with the bedframe. IVhen the bed-frame is turned down, the base-front precedes it and drops out of its way, and when the bed-frame is turned up the base-front follows it and closes the base. The base-front thus hinged to the base and thus jointed to the bed-frame also serves to brace the bedframe when that part is in use. Attention is also called to the described mode of hinging the bed-frame. Instead of locating its hinges at or near the level of its side rails, they are arranged, as shown, at the bottom of its legs e e, by which means the weight of the bed-frame is enabled to be carried quite low down in as well as atthe back part of the structure when the bed-frame is closed, and the structure is thereby rendered z more stable.

Another feature is the improved balance; for the bed-frame. I I represent brackets attached to the bed-frame, say by dropping them by means of their forks t' onto the end rail e3 of the bed-frame. The brackets are eX- i tended and weighted to nearly balance the bed-frame on the legs c e, when it is turned down into a horizontal position. The weights t" are strung on a rod t2, which, by means of the links t3, is suspended from the slotted arms i4 of the brackets. The parts are so coutrived that the described balancing of the bedframe continues until the bed-frame inits upward movement approaches a perpendicular position, at which time the weights 'i' come to a bearing upon the ledges/5, and thereby cease to iniluence the further upward movement of the bedframe. By this means the movement of the bed-frame as it closes into its closet is y cushioned andv prevented from jarring the structure. Theledges are curved, su bstantally as shown/to facilitate the described acturued is. as stated, well to the inside of the bed-frame hinges. This, in addition to the other advantages above named, enables the weight of the structure to be lightened.

I elaiml. The combination, with the hollow base, of the bed-frame closet supported by and upon the base and communicating at its lower end with the rear portion of the base, the horizontal swinging closet hinged to the front of the bed-frame closet and above the level of 6o the bed-frame, the legs e, rigidly secured at their tops to the front en d of said frame and hinged at their lower ends to the base, and the legs c5, pivoted to the foot of the bed-frame, substantially as specified.

2. The combination, with the hollow base, the bed-frame closet supported by and upon the base and communicating' at its lower end i with the rearportion ofthe base, and the horizon tally-swinging closet hinged to the front of 7o the bed-frame closet and above the level of thebed-frarne when lowered, of the bed-fram e, the legs c, rigidly secured at their upper ends to the front end of said frame and hinged at their lower ends to the base, the slotted lorackets I, secured to the legs e, the shaft and counterbalancing-weights hung to said brackets, and the legs e5, pivoted to the foot of the bedframe, substantially as specified.

23. The combination, with the hollow base, 8o the bed-frame closet supported by and upon the base and communicating at its lower end with the rear portion of said base, and the horizontally-swinging closet hinged to the front ot the bed-frame closetand above the level of the bed-frame when lowered, of the bed-frame, the legs e, rigidly secured at their upper ends to the front end of said frame and hinged at their lower ends to the base, the base-front D, hinged atits lower end to the plinth a., the 9e link-rod d', connecting the upper end of said front with the side rails of the bed-frame, and the legs e5, pivoted to the foot of said frame, substantially as speciiied. f

Witness my hand this 21st day of January, 95 i890.

N EVVELL G. AUGIER.

Witnesses:

C. D. MOODY, D. W. C. SANFORD. 

